Paula White

Artwork by Paula White

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Artist Paula White

Artist Statement

"I feel the arts are an expression of the inner self.  God has given artist in all areas of creative endeavor, the inner force to create something extraordinary.  Usint these creative gifts, I have endeavored to capture my impressions of the beauty of the landscape, flowers, or express my feelings about a particular moment in time.  Painting in a variety of media has been a great challenge to mind and haert.  My style embraces techniques ranging from naturalistic to abstract expressionism.  To create the images I explore the varied use of color, design, and texture.  Of all the varied media I have tried, porcelain painting is the most difficult to master...I paint the valley and mountian landscape in plein air.l  The ever-changing light of New Mexico calls to my soul.  I am always trying to capture the light in my paintings.  I am known for my use of color and the illusive quality of lost and found edges.  Teaching painting for the last 40 years has been one of the most rewarding and fulfilling experiences.  I am blessed to have been able to share my gifts with hundreds of students through those years.  Seeing each student grow in their art form the knowledge I share with them keeps me striving for more creatice ways to teach."

Artist Biography

A practicing artist and teacher, celebrating 40 years in porcelain art, Paula's talent and style encompasses techniques ranging from naturalistic to abstract expressionism.  Paula's painting's  contain vibrant colors, expressive movement, and creative energy.  "Ethereal" has described her porcelains in the last few years.

A native of Roswell, New Mexico raised in Lovington, NM, Paula began painting with oils and acrylics in the early 70's, then moving onto the exploration of delicate porcelain art and presently, adding pastels, acrylics, and palette knife oils to her art forms.  Paula is a certified teacher of the International Porcelain Artists and Teachers, Inc., Member of the Professional Porcelain Artists Association.  She is a member of the Paseo Art Association, Oklahoma City.  A member of the World Organization of China Painters, and the Oklahoma Art Guild.  Paula studied art at Eastern New Mexico University community classes, workshops, and art schools under practicing, renowned artists throughout the United States.

Paula has taught various aspects of art in several mediums in schools and in community education.  Paula is also tecahing workshops on Color and Design, in all media.  She has taught numerous workshops and seminars since 1976 including Carruzo Lodge Art School (NM), Louisiana Porcelain Art Schools, PPAA schools, PAGN School of Porcelain Art, Upper Midwest Porcelain Art School, Oregon Porcelain Art School, Georgia Seminars by the Sea, World Organization of China Painters Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the International Porcelain Art Museum in Grapevine, Texas.

Her business experience has been multifaceted, including art director of Carrizo Lodge Art School (NM), producer of nine of her own art instructional videos.  The most recent videos on Painting Water with Paula White, Landscape design, composition, and techniques for the porcelain artist; Composition, Design and Color, Grapes and Color As I See It, The mixing Color Wheel.  Paula's last two books published are The Essence of Roses and Color As I See It.  She is the author of "The Essence of Lustre in Porcelain Art," (1980) and numerous articles and booklets for many professional artists' magazines.  Paula was featured in the book, "Porcelain Art-The International Collection" that was published in Australia.  This book presents thirty artist from 24 countries, but includes only five from the US.  She is presently working on a book for those artist wanting more informatin about landscapes as well as composition and design.  She founded the Paula White Home Study School of Art and The Grapevine Quarterly, an art educational newsletter with articles by Paula and guest artists, in 1998.

Paula has won many awards in national art shows.  Her works are in many private collections in the U.S. and abroad.  She is often commissioned to create special works of art, on porcelain, tile and canvas.

At this time, many of her artistic endeavors are on display at her home studio in Oklahoma City and her new studio at the Britton Street Mall where she holds classes on Fridays and Saturdays.

Paula feels art is an expression of the inner self and theat this inner creativity is God-given.  "I strive to capture my impression of God's beauty on any canvas."

She feels painting on porcelain is a great challenge to mind, hand and spirit; as it is much more exacting and multifaceted than any other media.